Coachello

The career started with a first win at Meydan in January 2023 — the famous Dubai track — which gives you an idea of the circles this horse has moved in. Racing internationally, then returning to win twice at Class 2 level in Britain within a month: that is a horse operating at a decent altitude. The most recent win came at Wolverhampton on 30 December 2024, which is now 17 months ago, and the last 6 runs have produced a best finish of third. The most recent run, 11th, is the kind of result that suggests things aren't quite clicking at the moment.

Coachello has a clear preference for normal ground conditions — 3 wins from 12 races on a standard surface, which works out at 25%, or 1 win in every 4 races. That is a meaningful edge and worth watching when conditions suit. The yard at Rock Farm in Worcestershire, run by Mark Loughnane, has sent out 25 winners this season, so this is not a struggling operation — they know how to place a horse and get it ready to run. With 2 wins from 15 races at Class 2 level, Coachello has proven it can compete at one of the better levels of racing in Britain. The question now is whether, at 8 years old and without a win in over a year, another big day is still ahead — or whether those back-to-back wins in late 2023 were the high-water mark.